simply worship

More goodness from Simply Christian — this time on worship:

This brings us to the first of two golden rules at the heart of spirituality. You become like what you worship. When you gaze in awe, admiration, and wonder at something or someone, you begin to take on something of the character of the object of your worship. Those who worship money become, eventually, human calculating machines. Those who worship sex become obsessed with their own attractiveness or prowess. Those who worship power become more and more ruthless.

So what happens when you worship the creator God whose plan to rescue the world and put it to rights has been accomplished by the Lamb who was slain? The answer comes in the second golden rule: because you were made in God’s image, worship makes you more truly human. When you gaze in love and gratitude at the God in whose image you were made, you do indeed grow. You discover more of what it means to be fully alive.


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3 Responses to “simply worship”

  1. Gravatar of JJ JJ
    5. June 2006 at 21:07

    That’s why I’ve been feeling a little like a double-double lately. Thanks for the insight.

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    6. June 2006 at 07:56

    Simply Worship…

    From NT Wright’s book Simply Christian:This brings us to the first of two golden rules at the heart of spirituality. You become like what you worship. When you gaze in awe, admiration, and wonder at something or someone, you begin……

  3. Gravatar of jon jon
    6. June 2006 at 13:37

    thanks for this quote. i just decided that i will pick up this book. i’ve put it off for too long.

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